Google smoogle

Status
Not open for further replies.
S

Sher

New Member
Oct 31, 2002
3,001
1,142
0
124
none
www.flowersfromtherainflorist.com
State / Prov
none
Ok, My sharp web dudes and dudettes, I have an issue with Google and haven't a clue how to contact them. When you do a search for florists in Sunrise Fl, all of the shops are in Sarasota..this goes for other businesses in Sunrise as well so it is obvious that they have the State of Fl flipped and are confused...I have been unable to find an email address to reach the dept that would handle making a change. Any ideas?
TIA,
Sher
 
Is this an issue with Google Local, or with the regular search index?

Ryan
 
Infinite said:
Is this an issue with Google Local, or with the regular search index?

Ryan
Click to expand...

If you do a regualr search, the first thing that pops is the local with all of the Sarasota listings under local..some OG's then appear and then some real shops in Sunrise. When you click on the local clump, it is all Sarasota...
I looked all over the place for an email address to send them a "please fix" and they have nothing for contact...I found that weird.
Sher
 
Sher -

I looked at NAVTEQ, Google's map data provider, and Sunrise FL is displayed correctly there. (Freeform, Sunrise FL) http://mapreporter.navteq.com/dur-web-external/secured/submitDur.do?userType=CONSUMER&language=en

So it appears the error is somewhere within Google Maps itself. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=...3123&spn=0.129996,0.2314&z=12&iwloc=addr&om=1

You can report the error here: http://maps.google.com/support/bin/request.py?contact_type=searchqual&submit=Continue and might want to include "
Sunrise FL is located at
18px-Erioll_world.svg.png
26°9′26″N, 80°17′10″W (26.157145, -80.286002).GR1 " and is in Broward County, not in the Sarasota area.

Google Maps queries for Sunrise business categories display an incorrect area to users." Might also want to include a link to the Wikipedia page - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunrise,_Florida .

I know it's frustrating and would think your city's Chamber of Commerce would be on top of this since it seems to effect all businesses in your town (when users search by business topic).
 
Thanks!

I submitted the info so hopefully they will fix it...our Chamber owes us a ton of money and has dwindled down in membership dramatically so much in the last two years that we have just written them off. It use to be standing room only and now it is pathetic...so many smaller businesses cannot afford the monthly meetings etc,.. sign of the times I guess.
Thanks again for the info..
Sher
 
This is interesting cuz I had one heck of a time finding you so I could review your listing. On all the different 3 of them.
 
Some more help

I followed the link and have sent them 2 messages already..was wondering if several of my friends here did the same thing and beatched that they could not find Flowers From The Rainflorist in a search of florists in Sunrise Fl, and that everything shows up in Sarasota FL whicj is across the State...maybe Smoogle would get off it's collective a*** and fix it. Well, try if you have a few minutes for me thanks,
Sher
 
temporary fix

Well I did all the "followthe links" stuff and after 6 weeks, they actually removed the listings from Sarasota....then yesterday they all came back up. If google-smoogle is so darn "on top of things and the hottie of the search engines", why can't they fix it right the first time.
aRGH!@#%^*()
sHER
 
Sometimes it takes a while for the info to populate through their different data centers. I just looked and the Sarasota shops are still in the OneBox. :( Seeing some change, should give you hope that at least they're working on it.

What's up with Kremp being #1 for Florist in Sunrise? :mad: Anybody that can throw a link Sher's way (to http://www.blooms4u.com/ ) with 'Florist in Sunrise FL' gets a free trip to Florida during Valentine's Day! ;) :>

(Oh yeah, don't forget to bring your knife.)
 
CHR said:
Kremp is #1 in organic.
Click to expand...
WHAT??? He said he's not an Odor gatherer....this can't be....say it ain't so...

Tip for Aron...only let folks list for the zips they directly cover!
 
CHR said:
The good news is that G finally found Sunrise.

The bad news is that one company gets all three listings in the local One Box (under 3 different names) on the results page and Kremp is #1 in organic.
Click to expand...

That the fellow I talked about before..he has about a bazzillion listings all "located" on Hiatus road...the shop is Sunrise Florist...charming man...:puke: I'm surprised he hasn't tried to join up here. Told me once he knew all about websites...of course I trembled in my socks but his site is sunriseflorist.biz....I could go on for hours about my opinion on his biz ethics but it would hurt my fingers to type that long.!
Sher
 
one of his listed addresses

[PDF] Broward County Licensed Hazardous Materials Facilities OLBSNM ... - 9:11amFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
TWIN OIL GAS STATION. 0 SHERIDAN ST & US27. 0. AT&T ANDYTOWN SOUTH. 0 US27 & PINES BLVD ...... LIGHTHOUSE PT CITGO/SUNSHINE. 4900 N FEDERAL HWY ...www.sfrpc.com/ftp/pub/lepc/hazsites.PDF - Similar pages - Note this

Second address
Fort Lauderdale Exxon in Fort Lauderdale FL Yellow Pages by SuperPagesCategories: Gas Stations. 1100 North Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304. http://www.exxonstations.com/home.asp?stationsap=19377. (954) 525-4700 ...
www.superpages.com/b2b/N-Exxon/S-FL/T-Fort+Lauderdale/ - 240k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top Bottom
Back